1946 Roosevelt Dime - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-016

Description

1946 WDDO-016 is a doubled die obverse on the 1946 Roosevelt dime, cataloged by the Wexler team. A Class V counterclockwise (CCW) spread, pivoting near 5:00, appears on the eye, the ear, LIBERTY, the lower bust, the hair details on top of the head, and the backs of the head and neck. IN GOD WE TRUST and the designer's initials show very light doubling. Obverse Stage A is Type II. Three gouges lie close to the rim, east of LIBERTY's Y, and a scratch runs from the Y's bottom to the uppermost hair at the front. Obverse Stage B adds a series of short N/S scratches below the designer's initials, to the south and southwest. Reverse Stage A: left of the D in DIME is a N/S scratch; in AMERICA, scratches run east from the E over to the R; and a gouge sits on the outside of the R's lower part. Reverse Stage B: a scratch runs from the left dot, across the upper E of E PLURIBUS UNUM, to the lower olive, and on the olive branch a very short scratch heads north off the lower (leaf) stem. Joe Feld submitted the variety. Wexler lists no cross-references. Its comments say it was formerly WDDO-033 and was renumbered when the doubled obverse working hub was found and left large gaps in the listings. Wexler includes it in its "Best Of" varieties.

Cross References

• None known Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDO-033 but was reassigned after the discovery of the doubled obverse working hub left large “holes” in the listings.; Wexler Variety ID: 1946 10¢ WDDO-016

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